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KIMLEY‐HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.  <br />NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  <br />  <br />DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016  <br />(SEE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT’S REVIEW REPORT)  <br />  <br />  <br />15 <br />Note 9—Income taxes (continued)  <br />  <br />The components of deferred income taxes as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows: <br /> <br />2017 2016 <br />Deferred tax assets: <br />Net operating loss and other tax carryforwards - <br />state and federal 644$ 606$ <br />Temporary differences for reimbursed expenses 199,476 274,206 <br />Post-retirement health benefits 175,455 155,721 <br />Foreign tax credit 91,767 - <br />Federal research and development tax credit 1,183,237 - <br />State research and development tax credit 115,136 4,067 <br />Accrual to cash adjustment - 50,834 <br /> Total deferred tax assets 1,765,715 485,434 <br />Deferred tax liabilities: <br />Accrual to cash adjustment (4,100,888) - <br />Depreciation (2,705,915) (3,787,921) <br /> Total deferred tax liabilities (6,806,803) (3,787,921) <br /> Net deferred tax liabilities (5,041,088)$ (3,302,487)$ <br /> <br />No valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was required as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. Management <br />believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be recovered by future taxable income. <br />  <br />A reconciliation of the expected income tax expense (benefit) at the parent’s federal statutory rate of 35% and <br />income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows: <br /> <br />2017 2016 <br />Expected income tax expense at statutory rate 6,615,845$ 5,912,861$ <br />State income taxes, net of federal benefit 676,567 541,276 <br />Research and development tax credit (1,459,541) (1,537,976) <br />Permanent differences 692,107 (775,805) <br />Change in uncertain tax positions (437,927) (229,132) <br />Foreign items (119,953) - <br />Federal and state rate revaluation (3,856,840) - <br />Other 3,504 42,646 <br />2,113,762$ 3,953,870$ <br /> <br />As of December 31, 2017, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax <br />purposes of $0 and $15,547, respectively, which are available to offset future federal and state taxable income, <br />if any, for the next 15 years.